Insect trap



Nov. 30, 1937. J. LAMBERT 2,100,966

INSECT TRAP Filed May 19, 1956 Patented Nov. 30, 1937 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,100,966 INSECT TRAP Joseph Lambert, Pittsburg, Kans.

Application May 19, 1936, Serial No. 80,622

2 Claims. (Cl. 43-121) This invention relates to insect traps. l6 and I6 are connected at intervals by means The primary object of the invention is to proof rivets I9 or the like, and the edges of the vide a trap having an entrance readily accessible strips between the fastenings H) are spread to to insects to permit their entrance to the trap provide entrances 20 into the trap chamber A. but at the same time to prevent them leaving It will be apparent that the insects will crawl 5 the trap. up the inclined surfaces from the ends of the Another advantage of the invention resides in trap and then down through the openings 20, the simplicity of construction and the resulting attracted by a suitable bait on the base It, the ease with which the base can be removed to clean extended wires l8 not impeding entrance into the 10 the trap. chamber A, but that said wires l8 will effectually 10 Other objects and advantages of the invention bafiie retreat from the trap through said openwill become apparent from the drawing and the ings 20.

following description. To remove the entrapped insects it is only In the drawing: necessary to remove the hooks 2| from the eyelfi Figure 1 is a perspective view of the trap; bolts 23 and lift the trap off of the base.

Figure 2 is a Vertical sectional view approxi- It is to be understood that the above presents mately through t e Center Of the p; only the preferred embodiment of the invention,

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. 20

i a? drawing similar reference characters I claim as my invention:-

1. In i r are used to designate corresponding parts in all an nsect trap a t appmg chamber having side walls inclined upwardly from their ends then downwardly to form V-shaped 'portions at their middles, screen wire fabrics for the trap chamber secured to said walls, the adjacent ends of said screen fabrics terminating between said V-shaped portions and being connected by spaced rivets to provide entrance openings, and the screen fabrics terminating in longitudinal strands extending into the trap chamber to prevent the return of insects.

of the views. The trap is provided with a re- 25 movable base In, and a trap chamber A having side walls II with their ends inclined upwardly towards their middle portions as shown at l2.

The upper middle portions of the walls are curved inwardly and downwardly into substantial V-shaped recesses as shown at l 3.

The ends of walls II are connected by an end Wall 14, and I5 designates braces connecting and.

bracingI the walls adjacent to the V-shaped re- An s t trap, comprising a base, side and cesses 3.

. end walls, said side walls being inclined upwardly Strips of mm screen fabnc l6 and I6 are sefrom their ends then downwardly to form V 5 cured walls to the top fg of shaped portions at their middles sections of walls y means 0 riven fastenings The adjacent ends of tilge strpshlfi an?i1 [6 are located 2 5g;jj l g i a fggg zfi gg Z3 gzg ii gfi in the recesses an ave e longitu nal wires extended and exposed as shown at [8 by Hons, Sam adJacent ends kfemg connected by 40 removal of the interlaced cross wires for the purfastemng means at spaced I mtervals to form pose hereinafter stated. entrances therebetween.

The meeting ends of the strips of screen fabric JOSEPH LAMBERT. 

